ʿAbbādān (Ābādān) - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" ʿAbbādān (Ābādān) - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Knysh, Alexander D.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1062788
Doc. NO	:	ALei3185
Main Entry	:	Knysh, Alexander D.
Title & Author	:	ʿAbbādān (Ābādān) - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Knysh, Alexander D.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,408 words)
Abstract	:	ʿAbbādān (modern-day Ābādān ) is an island and city in the Shaṭṭ al-ʿArab, in the province of Khūzistān, in southwestern Iran. Located thirty-three miles (fifty-three kilometres) from the head of the Persian Gulf, it constitutes part of the combined delta of the Kārūn, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers, along with their numerous tributaries. The island is forty-two miles long (sixty-eight kilometres) and ranges from two to twelve miles wide (three to nineteen kilometres), although it must have been much smaller during the Middle Ages. Over the
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3185.pdf